Omar Khadr Could be Eligible for Parole Next Year: Lawyer

Oct 1, 2012 1:43 pm ET

By Paul Vieira

Reuters

Omar Khadr–the last Western detainee at Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay, who was transferred to a Canadian prison over the weekend–may be eligible to apply for parole as early as next spring, his lawyer said Monday.

John Norris said that Canadian correctional authorities would make the final decision, after reviewing his sentence and taking into account how much time he’s already served. But April or May of next year is the earliest Mr. Khadr could file a parole application “based on some rough calculations,” the lawyer said.

Mr. Khadr’s transfer was conducted under a U.S.-Canada treaty in which Canadian authorities can now administer his eight-year sentence, imposed in October 2010 after he pled guilty to a series of charges including murder, attempted murder, providing support for terrorism and spying.

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